Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

नार्युवाच । माघशुक्लतृतीयायां नरो वा वनिता तथा । स्नानं यः कुरुते भक्त्या प्रीताः स्युः सर्वदेवताः

Transliteration

nāryuvāca | māghaśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ naro vā vanitā tathā | snānaṃ yaḥ kurute bhaktyā prītāḥ syuḥ sarvadevatāḥ

Translation

Người nữ thưa: Vào ngày mồng ba nửa tháng sáng của Māgha, dù nam hay nữ, ai tắm gội với lòng sùng kính, thì nhờ công hạnh ấy chư thiên đều hoan hỷ.

Word by Word

• nārī: the woman
• nārī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• māgha-śukla-tṛtīyāyām: on the third (lunar day) of the bright fortnight of Māgha
• māgha-śukla-tṛtīyāyām: Kāla-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgha (प्रातिपदिक) + śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (माघस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य तृतीया)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

• vanitā: a woman
• vanitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vanitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tathā: likewise, also
• tathā: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (also/likewise)

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• kurute: does, performs
• kurute: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• prītāḥ: pleased
• prītāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prī (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• syuḥ: would be / may become
• syuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• sarva-devatāḥ: all the deities
• sarva-devatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: सर्वाः देवताः

Speaker

Nāri (a woman)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devoted woman speaks with clarity, describing the bright third of Māgha and the act of bathing that pleases all deities; imagery suggests dawn, sacred waters, and a simple devotional bath accessible to anyone.

Characters & Entities

• Māgha (month)
• Sarva-devatāḥ (all deities)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional observance (bhakti-yukta snāna) on an auspicious tithi harmonizes the worshipper with the divine order, pleasing all deities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse highlights the Māgha-śukla-tṛtīyā bath; the specific jalāśaya/tīrtha is indicated in the surrounding Arbuda-khaṇḍa narrative (clarified in later verses).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A devotional ritual bath (snāna) on Māgha bright fortnight, third lunar day (tṛtīyā).